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Why go on a silent retreat?
Silence, complete silence. Am I ready, really ready? That is the thought expressed by participants when I am facilitating Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction Programs, just before our All-Day Silent Retreat. It is not only the concern about coming into silence, in recent years. The added challenge is whether one is willing to be without devices (laptop,…
Winter Mindfulness
“Winter is the time for comfort, for good food and warmth, for the touch of a friendly hand and for a talk beside the fire: it is the time for home.” –Edith Sitwell The Midwest offers distinct seasons for those of us living here to witness, winter being one of them. Classically winter is perceived…
How to make the most of travel delays
Opportunities for Practice On a recent return flight from FL, on my way home from a 7-day silent retreat, I arrived at the airport in a timely fashion to find the flight had a fifteen (15) minute delay. Not so bad, I thought. I took a seat by the windows to enjoy the remaining daylight,…